Glen Ellyn man arrested in beverage-heist case

March 31, 2006

ELMHURST — Police in New York City on Thursday arrested a man charged with robbing an Elmhurst beverage distributor at gunpoint last week, officials said.

Samer Bader, 29, of Glen Ellyn had been sought on charges of armed robbery, aggravated unlawful restraint, possession of a stolen motor vehicle and theft. He was arrested without incident, Elmhurst police said, and is awaiting extradition to Illinois.

Bader and another man are accused of entering the distribution company early on March 24, binding several employees and stealing a truck filled with pallets of beverages.

The other man has not been identified. No one was hurt in the incident in the north Elmhurst industrial park